ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: From the 16th up into the 18th century
botanical and medicinal knowledge in Europe was documented and spread in magnificently …

The utilization of more than 90 plant species as folk external remedies to treat rheumatic and
arthritic diseases is reported, and their possible effectiveness is discussed according to …

Complementary or alternative therapies are popular. Forty percent of the United States
population has used such treatments within the previous year, and rheumatic conditions are …

Herbal medicines are popular, self-prescribed treatments for rheumatic conditions. A recent
US survey suggested that approximately 90% of arthritic patients use alternative therapies …

Inflammatory diseases including different types of rheumatic diseases are major and world
wide problems. Gastrointestinal side effect is the major problem associated with the …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious disorder of the joints affecting 1 or 2% of the
population aged between 20 and 50 years worldwide. RA is the foremost cause of disability …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered to be an inflammatory disorder whereas OA is not
an overtly inflammatory disorder as RA but certain inflammatory cytokines and periodic …

BACKGROUND: The increasing popularity of the use of complementary and alternative
interventions or treatments appears to be particularly evident amongst people with chronic …

Abstract Treatment with herbal medicines is very popular in Europe. In order to get
information on the evidence of effectiveness of oral herbal medicines in the treatment of pain …

Objective. With the growing interest in herbal therapies among persons with rheumatoid
arthritis, there exists a need for investigation into their safety and efficacy. The purpose of …